{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a6235f7fd3f206a479e2d9db0a7ecdec44e0619a.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a6235f7fd3f206a479e2d9db0a7ecdec44e0619a.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Louisville KY"},"word_count":163,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Jefferson; Oldham; Shelby\n**Issued by:** NWS Louisville KY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-19T19:00:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-19T19:00:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 700 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nWoodland Hills, moving northeast at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nJeffersontown, Middletown, Douglass Hills, Hurstbourne, Anchorage,\nHurstbourne Acres, St. Regis Park, Blue Ridge Manor, Woodland Hills,\nand Houston Acres.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}